Victor Manuel Silva, 23, a California transient convicted of illegally taking and possessing wildlife, was sentenced to 10 days in jail Wednesday for catching and cooking a federally protected steelhead trout from San Luis Obispo Creek. "Each fish really counts," said Game Warden Teri Hickey. "We are talking about a species that is so critical that some subspecies are in danger of going extinct." In the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
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January 30, 2009
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I had to read this article twice to believe what I saw! That is insane if you ask me. Don't get me wrong, I do agree that "Each fish really counts", but seriously arresting a homeless man. I think that wildlife officials should step up their monitering on other lakes and rivers in the area, and not worry so much about what the homeless society is eating.
Posted by: fishjay40 | February 01, 2009 at 06:51 AM